Brad Johns said domestic violence wasn’t an epidemic. The response was overwhelming

Brad Johns resigned as justice minister on April 19, about 30 hours after saying domestic violence wasn’t an epidemic and that there were bigger issues, including guns and general violence. Now he’s reflecting on what happened. (Robert Short/CBC)

Dozens of emails expressing outrage, disgust and disappointment poured into the inboxes of Nova Scotia’s premier and justice minister after Brad Johns said he didn’t consider domestic violence an epidemic, and he now says that reaction influenced his resignation from cabinet. A link to the news article can be found here.